RECOVERY - Trail Maintenance / Repair

Post Date

July 9th 2009

Application Due Date

November 30th -0001

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-J9458090016

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

RECOVERY ACT - NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Single Source Justification Criteria Cited Unique Qualifications – The Student Conservation Corp is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, highly reliable, strong work ethics and have a positive work history with the Mount Rainier National Park. The Student Conservation Corp(SCA)is a private, non-profit organization maintained within the State of New Hampshire, to promote development of environment and conservation awareness through assignment of individuals of a short term basis with agencies, organizations and corporations.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $70010

• Award Range:

  $1 - $1

Grant Description

RECOVERY ACT - Congress has legislated funds to the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These funds are intended for preservation of the natural resources in the park through trail maintenance and repairs along trails within Mount Rainier National Park. SCA interns are provided to the park to gain hands on experience in the environmental field. The interns make up a crew of five including a crew leader who will assist NPS trail maintenance operations in the repairs of flood damaged trails. Crew will work for a period of three months. SCA will provide the interns the transportation, food,and personal gear such as pack, rain gear, boots, personal protective gear and equipment to perform the trail work. This award is for one crew of five to construct trails and complete trail repairs to the standards of the National Park Service. This crew will work approximately beginning July 13, 2009 for a period of three months.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  JoAnn Palmer
  Purchasing Agent
  Phone 360-569-2211

• Agency Mailing Address:

  joann_palmer@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  joann_palmer@nps.gov